US5561437A - Two position fold-over dipole antenna - Google Patents
Two position fold-over dipole antenna Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US5561437A US5561437A US08/323,653 US32365394A US5561437A US 5561437 A US5561437 A US 5561437A US 32365394 A US32365394 A US 32365394A US 5561437 A US5561437 A US 5561437A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- housing portion
- housing
- antenna
- arm
- arms
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/36—Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/08—Means for collapsing antennas or parts thereof
- H01Q1/084—Pivotable antennas
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
- H01Q1/243—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
- H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
- H01Q9/16—Resonant antennas with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole
- H01Q9/28—Conical, cylindrical, cage, strip, gauze, or like elements having an extended radiating surface; Elements comprising two conical surfaces having collinear axes and adjacent apices and fed by two-conductor transmission lines
- H01Q9/285—Planar dipole
Definitions
- the present invention pertains to antennas for radio communication devices.
- Radio communication devices include a transmitter and/or a receiver coupled to an antenna which emits and/or detects radio frequency signals.
- the device may include a microphone for inputting audio signals to a transmitter or a speaker for outputting signals received by a receiver.
- Examples of such radio communication devices include one-way radios, two-way radios, radio telephones, personal communication devices, and a variety of other equipment. These communication devices often have a standby configuration wherein the device is collapsed for storage and an active communication configuration, wherein the antenna is extended for optimum performance.
- radio telephones and two-way radios it is typically desirable that these devices have a small size during a standby mode to facilitate storage and transport thereof.
- users prefer that the radio telephones are small enough in the standby mode to permit storage in a shirt or jacket pocket.
- the device In the active communication state, it is desirable for the device to be sufficiently long to position the speaker adjacent to the user's ear, the microphone near the user's mouth, and the antenna away from the user's body. It is desirable for the antenna to be positioned away from the user's body since the user's body is a large conductor that interferes with radio frequency signal reception.
- One particularly effective way of positioning the antenna away from the user's body is to extend the antenna away from the device body during use. By providing an antenna which collapses for storage and extends for optimum performance during an active communication mode, the antenna's high performance active mode operation is provided in a readily storable device.
- a difficulty encountered with such reconfigurable communication devices is providing a high performance antenna in the standby mode.
- the body of the device including internal electronic circuitry within the body, is typically in the reactive near-field of the antenna in the storage position. This object in the reactive near-field of the antenna can degrade standby performance of devices, such as radio telephones, which receive paging signals, electronic mail, or call alerting signals in the standby mode.
- FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a radio telephone in an extended, active communication position
- FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the radio telephone according to FIG. 1 in a closed, collapsed, position;
- FIG. 3 is a top exploded perspective view illustrating a front housing, a radio frequency (RF) printed circuit board, a logic circuit board, and a rear housing of the radio telephone according to FIG. 1;
- RF radio frequency
- FIG. 4 is a fragmentary top elevational view illustrating a front housing interior and flap and schematically showing transceiver circuit
- FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the radio telephone antenna assemblies
- FIG. 6 is an exploded side elevational view of the antenna housing according to FIG. 7 with the antenna system oriented in the closed position;
- FIG. 7 illustrates the orientation of the arms and the current produced thereby with the arms in their fully extended maximum length position
- FIG. 8 illustrates the antenna currents and fields when the housing sections are in the position oriented at ninety degrees
- FIG. 9 illustrates the antenna assemblies in the fully collapsed position
- FIG. 10 is a Smith chart illustrating the relative impedance of the antenna in different positions and how impedance matching is accomplished
- FIG. 11 is a circuit schematic illustrating the impedance of a radio telephone antenna system with the radio telephone in the extended open position.
- FIG. 12 is a circuit schematic illustrating the impedance of the radio telephone impedance with the radio telephone in the collapsed storage position.
- a radio communication device includes a radio signal source positioned in a first housing portion.
- a second housing portion has a first end movably supported on the first housing portion such that the first and second housing portions are reconfigurable into an extended position and a collapsed position.
- a dipole antenna has a first arm positioned in the first housing portion and a second arm positioned in the second housing portion. An end of each of the first and second arms is connected to the radio signal source.
- First and second conductors are positioned on the first and second housing portions and electrically connected to respective ends of the first and second arms. The first and second conductors are capacitively coupled when the first and second housing portions are collapsed and are not capacitively coupled when the first and second housing portions are extended. Accordingly, the impedance of the antenna remains substantially unchanged in the open and closed positions, such that the antenna is appropriately tuned in both positions. The closed position performance is thus substantially enhanced.
- the antenna system according to the invention is illustrated in a radio telephone 100 (FIG. 1) including a flap, wherein the immediate invention is particularly advantageous.
- the invention may also be advantageously employed in other radio communication devices having antennas and multiple housing portions that move relative to one another. Accordingly, “device” as used herein refers to all such radio communication equipment.
- FIG. 1 A radio telephone 100 incorporating the invention is illustrated in FIG. 1.
- the radio telephone includes a housing 102 having a first housing portion 101 and a second housing portion 103.
- the first housing portion 101 is a radio telephone body and the second housing portion 103 is a flap pivotally connected to the body.
- the second housing portion 103 moves between an extended position illustrated in FIG. 1, during an active communication mode and a collapsed, or closed position, illustrated in FIG. 2, in a standby mode.
- the first housing portion 101 includes a back body housing section 104 and front body housing section 105 which are interconnected to define an interior volume.
- the first housing portion 101 houses electronic circuit including an RF circuit board 315 (FIG. 3) and logic circuit board 314.
- a transceiver circuit 415 (FIG. 4), which is a radio signal source, is supported on logic circuit board 314.
- the transceiver circuit transmits and receives radio frequency signals, and may be implemented using any suitable commercially available transceiver circuit.
- a keypad 106 (FIG. 1) is positioned on first housing portion 101 such that the keys 109 (only some of which are numbered) associated with the keypad are accessible for manual actuation by the user to selectively close respective popple switches 322 (FIG. 3).
- the second housing portion 103 (FIG. 1) at least partially covers keypad 106 when closed.
- the cover may be longer to cover all the keys 109.
- the second housing portion prevents inadvertent actuation of the keys 109 it covers when the second housing portion is closed as illustrated in FIG. 2. Additionally, the second housing portion may be used to place the radio telephone in a standby mode when closed.
- the radio telephone 100 includes dipole antenna 107 having antenna arm 440 (FIG. 4) in the first housing portion and an antenna arm 441 in the second housing portion.
- the antenna arm 440 is manufactured of a suitable electrically conductive materiel such as copper, a copper alloy, aluminum alloy or the like.
- the conductor is thin and has a serpentine configuration such that when it is supported on the surface 460 (FIG. 5) of the first housing portion 101, it extends around keys 109 of keypad 106.
- antenna arm 440 is ⁇ /4 in electrical length. Alternate embodiments may use other resonant length dipoles such that arm 440 is an odd integer multiple of ⁇ /4.
- End 442 of antenna arm 440 is connected to a transmission line 417 by a conductor 443.
- a plate 450 (FIG. 5) is attached to surface 460 of front body housing section 105.
- the plate is constructed of any suitable electrical conductor, such as copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
- Plate 450 is electrically connected to feed point 442 by conductor 461.
- a bezel 447 having openings 464 aligned with keys 109 covers antenna arm 440 and plate 450.
- Bezel 447 is attached to the front body housing section 105 and front flap housing section 112 is attached to rear flap housing section 111 using a suitable adhesive or fastener.
- the second housing portion 103 includes a front flap housing section 112 and rear flap housing section 111.
- the front flap housing section is inserted over plate 451 and antenna arm 441 in recess 463.
- the antenna arm. 441 is of substantially the same construction as antenna arm 440.
- antenna arm 441 (FIG. 5) is ⁇ /4 in electrical length. Alternate embodiments may use other resonant length dipoles such that arm 440 is an odd integer multiple of ⁇ /4.
- the antenna arm 441 also has a serpentine configuration. Antenna arm 441 is attached to surface 462 in recess 463 of rear flap housing section 111 using a suitable commercially available adhesive. End 445 of antenna arm 441 is connected to transmission line 417 by a conductor 446. Conductor 443 and conductor 446 are flex strip conductors that connect the dipole antenna 107 to transceiver circuit 415 (FIG. 4). The antenna arm 440 and the antenna arm 441 form dipole antenna 107.
- Antenna arm 441 (FIG. 5) is of the same plan configuration as antenna arm 440 such that these conductors are mirror images of one another when the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 103 are closed. Thus in the closed position, antenna arm 440 and the antenna arm 441 are substantially parallel with one another, are aligned, such that the antennas overlap when the first housing portion 108 and the second housing portion are in the collapsed position.
- a plate 451 (FIG. 5) is connected to the feed point 445 of antenna arm 441 by a conductor 456.
- the plate is attached to a surface 462 of rear flap housing section 111.
- Plate 451 is constructed of a suitable electrically conductive material, such as a copper alloy.
- the plate is of a generally rectangular configuration, and is of substantially the same dimension as plate 450.
- the bezel 447 and the front flap housing section 112 are manufactured of a suitable polymeric material identical to the materiel, such as polycarbonate, which is used for the front body housing section 105, the back body housing section 104, the front flap housing section 112 and the rear flap housing section 111.
- the polymeric material utilized has a suitable, low dielectric constant, and is of a conventional construction.
- the RF circuit board 315 (FIG. 3) and the logic circuit board 314 are printed circuit boards.
- Transceiver circuit 415 (FIG. 4) for the radio telephone 100 is mounted on RF circuit board 315.
- These circuit boards are assembled into the first housing portion 101 and held in position when the front body housing section 105 and back body housing section 104 are assembled by any suitable conventional means, such as using snap connectors.
- a vibrator assembly 316 is supported on logic circuit board 314 such that it is positioned against the front housing when the logic circuit board 314 abuts with the front body housing section 105.
- plate 450 (FIGS. 5 and 6) is attached to surface 460 of front body housing section 105 at location 452.
- the antenna arm 440 is then assembled to surface 460 of front body housing section and connected to plate 450 by conductor 461, which may be provided by any suitable electrical conductor.
- the bezel 447 is attached to front body housing section 105 using a suitable adhesive, a fastener, or the like, with antenna arm 440 and plate 450 sandwiched there between.
- Arm 440 and arm 441 are electrically connected to the transceiver circuit 415 by conductors 443 and 446 and transmission line 417.
- Plate 450 and plate 451 are generally rectangular, planar members in configuration. When assembled, the plates are positioned such that they are vertically aligned to create a capacitive coupling when the flap is in the closed position, illustrated in FIG. 2. However, the plates may have any suitable configuration to facilitate positioning on front body housing section 105 and front flap housing section 112.
- the antenna arm 440 and the antenna arm 441 are extended to the position illustrated in FIG. 7 when the first housing portion 101 and second housing portion 103 are extended in the open position illustrated in FIG. 1. Most preferably, the antenna arm 440 and the antenna arm 441 are oriented in the same plane for optimum performance.
- the impedance RL (FIG. 11) of the dipole antenna in the configuration of FIG. 7 is selected to be in the range of 50 to 75 ohms, which is equal to the source impedance RS, and the impedance of transmission line 417.
- the currents I1 (FIG. 7), I2 and I3 are collinear and of substantially the same direction, and the reactive near field of each antenna arm is predominantly in air.
- the dipole antenna also performs well when the arm are not fully extended, but are positioned relative to one another at an angle of approximately 120-180 degrees.
- the arms will be oriented as illustrated in FIG. 8.
- plate 450 and plate 451 are not coupled.
- antenna performance is degraded in this position, the antenna impedance is not significantly altered, and performance is good without adding a capacitance.
- current I1, I2 and I3 are not collinear. They are however oriented such that their effects will not cancel one another.
- second housing portion 103 is rotated to the closed, storage position of FIG. 2.
- the antenna arm 440 and antenna arm 441 are oriented as illustrated in FIG. 9.
- the antenna arms are spaced by the thickness of dielectric material of bezel 447 plus the thickness of the dielectric material of front flap housing section 112.
- the capacitance C (FIG. 12) provided by the capacitive coupling of plate 450 (FIG. 5) and plate 451, which are located near hinge 420 and are connected at the source end of the antenna sections, is added in parallel with the antenna impedance only when the dipole antenna 107 is in the stored position illustrated in FIG. 2.
- Selection of a dielectric having desired dielectric constant and thickness, and the close proximity of the plates which is controlled by selecting the thickness of bezel 447 and front flap housing section 112, allows the dipole antenna to have substantially the same impedance characteristic in the open and closed position. This significantly improves antenna performance in the closed position.
- the Smith chart of FIG. 10 illustrates mapping of the reactive impedance to a desired impedance, which is 50 Ohms at point Z4.
- the impedance of Z4 is the impedance of the transmission line, and it is desirable that the impedance of the antenna is matched to the impedance of the transmission line.
- the impedance RL of the dipole antenna 107 is 50 ohms.
- the impedance of the antenna would change to approximately 3 to 10 ohms. That point is represented by Z2. If the dielectric material of bezel 447 and front flap housing section 112 is not present, the impedance value of the dipole antenna in the closed position would be Z2 and thus, uncompensatable by a parallel component.
- the antenna impedance in the closed position is Z3.
- the impedance value of the dipole antenna moves to Z3.
- Appropriate selection of Z3 allows Z4 to be reacted by a parallel capacitance connected to the arms of the dipole antenna at the feed point, thus loading the dipole antenna at the feed point.
- This parallel loading is provided by plate 450 and plate 451, which are capacitively coupled to one another only when the flap is closed, and are connected to the respective feed points of the arms of the dipole antenna.
- an antenna having improved performance characteristics in the closed position.
- the improved characteristics are provided by loading the dipole at the feed point by capacitors which are only connected when the flap is closed.
- the plates are not coupled and do not effect the impedance of the antenna arms.
- the thickness and dielectric constant of the dielectric material between the capacitive plates is selected to affect a particular impedance on the antenna in the closed position.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Support Of Aerials (AREA)
- Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
- Transceivers (AREA)
- Details Of Aerials (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims (18)
Priority Applications (9)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US08/323,653 US5561437A (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1994-10-17 | Two position fold-over dipole antenna |
CA002156353A CA2156353C (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1995-08-16 | Two position fold-over dipole antenna |
DE19532127A DE19532127C2 (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1995-08-31 | Antenna arrangement for a radio communication device |
JP25202795A JP3638349B2 (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1995-09-06 | Two-position folded dipole antenna |
FR9510431A FR2724771B1 (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1995-09-06 | TWO-POSITION FOLDABLE DIPOLE ANTENNA |
GB9518234A GB2293275B (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1995-09-07 | Two position fold-over dipole antenna |
CN95116265A CN1071531C (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1995-09-14 | Two position fold-over dipole antenna |
BR9504663A BR9504663A (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1995-09-14 | Two-position bipolar antenna |
KR1019950029998A KR0184927B1 (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1995-09-14 | Two position fold-over dipole antenna |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US30686794A | 1994-09-15 | 1994-09-15 | |
US08/323,653 US5561437A (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1994-10-17 | Two position fold-over dipole antenna |
Related Parent Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US30686794A Continuation-In-Part | 1994-09-15 | 1994-09-15 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US5561437A true US5561437A (en) | 1996-10-01 |
Family
ID=26975407
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US08/323,653 Expired - Lifetime US5561437A (en) | 1994-09-15 | 1994-10-17 | Two position fold-over dipole antenna |
Country Status (9)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US5561437A (en) |
JP (1) | JP3638349B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR0184927B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1071531C (en) |
BR (1) | BR9504663A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2156353C (en) |
DE (1) | DE19532127C2 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2724771B1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2293275B (en) |
Cited By (73)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5703602A (en) * | 1996-06-14 | 1997-12-30 | Metricom, Inc. | Portable RF antenna |
US5905467A (en) * | 1997-07-25 | 1999-05-18 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Antenna diversity in wireless communication terminals |
US5943625A (en) * | 1995-08-31 | 1999-08-24 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | System having a dual-purpose telephone and mouse |
US5986609A (en) * | 1998-06-03 | 1999-11-16 | Ericsson Inc. | Multiple frequency band antenna |
US5991608A (en) * | 1996-04-16 | 1999-11-23 | U.S. Phillips Corporation | Portable communication device with optimized transmission loss |
US5995052A (en) * | 1998-05-15 | 1999-11-30 | Ericsson Inc. | Flip open antenna for a communication device |
US5995064A (en) * | 1996-06-20 | 1999-11-30 | Kabushiki Kaisha Yokowa, Also Trading As Yokowo Co., Ltd. | Antenna having a returned portion forming a portion arranged in parallel to the longitudinal antenna direction |
US6011519A (en) * | 1998-11-11 | 2000-01-04 | Ericsson, Inc. | Dipole antenna configuration for mobile terminal |
US6016126A (en) * | 1998-05-29 | 2000-01-18 | Ericsson Inc. | Non-protruding dual-band antenna for communications device |
US6064351A (en) * | 1997-03-05 | 2000-05-16 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Chip antenna and a method for adjusting frequency of the same |
WO2000046873A1 (en) * | 1999-02-02 | 2000-08-10 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Wireless phone design for improving radiation performance |
US6108213A (en) * | 1998-06-22 | 2000-08-22 | Nec Corporation | Retainer for electronic apparatus |
US6197029B1 (en) * | 1994-02-10 | 2001-03-06 | Juhro Fujimori | Intramedullary nail |
US6211826B1 (en) * | 1997-10-29 | 2001-04-03 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Antenna device and portable radio using the same |
US6239756B1 (en) | 1999-11-19 | 2001-05-29 | Tantivy Communications | Antenna array with housing |
US6246374B1 (en) | 2000-04-06 | 2001-06-12 | Motorola, Inc. | Passive flip radiator for antenna enhancement |
EP1111713A1 (en) * | 1999-12-23 | 2001-06-27 | Alcatel | Mobile phone with an antenna and a base plate |
US6301468B1 (en) | 1998-04-08 | 2001-10-09 | Ericsson Inc. | Electrical connector for a removable flip |
US6317588B1 (en) * | 1996-02-06 | 2001-11-13 | Nokia Mobile Phones Limited | LCD support frame |
US6327485B1 (en) * | 1998-12-19 | 2001-12-04 | Nec Corporation | Folding mobile phone with incorporated antenna |
WO2002003665A1 (en) * | 2000-06-30 | 2002-01-10 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Cell phone |
US6342859B1 (en) | 1998-04-20 | 2002-01-29 | Allgon Ab | Ground extension arrangement for coupling to ground means in an antenna system, and an antenna system and a mobile radio device having such ground arrangement |
WO2002025769A1 (en) * | 2000-09-22 | 2002-03-28 | Telefonaktiebolaget L.M. Ericsson | Inverted-f antenna for flip-style mobile terminals |
US6365854B1 (en) | 1998-12-22 | 2002-04-02 | Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd. | Telescopic cover structure of an electrical device |
GB2371924A (en) * | 2001-02-01 | 2002-08-07 | Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd | Capacitive antenna tuning |
US20020169010A1 (en) * | 2001-05-08 | 2002-11-14 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Foldable portable telephone |
US6483464B2 (en) | 2000-10-31 | 2002-11-19 | Harris Corporation | Patch dipole array antenna including a feed line organizer body and related methods |
US20020171631A1 (en) * | 2001-05-21 | 2002-11-21 | Masahiro Yanagi | Input device with antenna |
US20030076267A1 (en) * | 2000-10-24 | 2003-04-24 | Jeong-Kun Oh | Wideband internal antenna with zigzag-shaped conductive line |
US6628962B1 (en) * | 1997-12-24 | 2003-09-30 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | PDA antenna device for switching between antennae of a PDA unit based on detected use condition |
WO2004010530A1 (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2004-01-29 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable wireless machine |
US6741215B2 (en) | 2001-07-31 | 2004-05-25 | Jerry Allen Grant | Inverted safety antenna for personal communication devices |
US20040198248A1 (en) * | 2002-12-30 | 2004-10-07 | Eric Krenz | Electronic device having a multi-state antenna ground structure |
US20040203526A1 (en) * | 2002-12-31 | 2004-10-14 | Ricardo Romeu | Wireless communication device with automatically deploying and retracting antenna |
US20040204023A1 (en) * | 2003-04-08 | 2004-10-14 | Laurent Desclos | Coupler for phone with moveable portions |
US20040219956A1 (en) * | 2003-02-06 | 2004-11-04 | Hiroshi Iwai | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a boom portion and a part of housing operating as an antenna |
US6825810B2 (en) | 2001-12-12 | 2004-11-30 | Gary Dean Ragner | Audio extension for wireless communication devices |
EP1517396A1 (en) * | 2003-09-16 | 2005-03-23 | Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB | Antenna for a portable communication device equipped with a hinge |
US20050099343A1 (en) * | 2003-11-10 | 2005-05-12 | Asrani Vijay L. | Antenna system for a communication device |
US20050184915A1 (en) * | 2004-02-25 | 2005-08-25 | Control4 Corporation | System for remotely controlling an electrical switching device |
US20050239519A1 (en) * | 2003-06-26 | 2005-10-27 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable wireless machine |
US20050255875A1 (en) * | 2002-05-14 | 2005-11-17 | Nec Corporation | Cellular phone and method of operating the same |
EP1603189A1 (en) * | 2004-05-31 | 2005-12-07 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Broadcast receiver |
US20060028380A1 (en) * | 2004-08-09 | 2006-02-09 | Nec Corporation | Radio communication device |
US20060099993A1 (en) * | 2004-11-05 | 2006-05-11 | Nokia Corporation | Multiple antenna portable hand-held electronic device |
US20060111159A1 (en) * | 2004-11-19 | 2006-05-25 | Nec Corporation | Portable radio device |
US20060172785A1 (en) * | 2005-02-01 | 2006-08-03 | Research In Motion Limited | Mobile wireless communications device comprising integrated antenna and keyboard and related methods |
WO2006111509A1 (en) | 2005-04-20 | 2006-10-26 | Thomson Licensing | Wide band dipole antenna |
EP1748515A1 (en) * | 2005-07-26 | 2007-01-31 | Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. | Antenna for portable terminal |
US20070049364A1 (en) * | 2005-08-31 | 2007-03-01 | Kinezos Christos L | Wireless communication device with strategically positioned antenna |
FR2896114A1 (en) * | 2006-01-12 | 2007-07-13 | Sagem Comm | Radio frequency mobile communication terminal e.g. mobile telephone, has side of one covering part being arranged so that projected surface of antenna is covered by another part when terminal is in stored mode |
US20080139200A1 (en) * | 2006-12-12 | 2008-06-12 | Zhu Jing Z | Preventing self-induced interference in dual-radio device |
US20080164055A1 (en) * | 2007-01-05 | 2008-07-10 | Apple Computer, Inc. | Grounded flexible circuits |
US20080165065A1 (en) * | 2007-01-04 | 2008-07-10 | Hill Robert J | Antennas for handheld electronic devices |
US20080316121A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2008-12-25 | Hobson Phillip M | Wireless handheld electronic device |
US20080316115A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2008-12-25 | Hill Robert J | Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US20080316117A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2008-12-25 | Hill Robert J | Handheld electronic device antennas |
US20080316116A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2008-12-25 | Hobson Phillip M | Handheld electronic device with cable grounding |
US20090256759A1 (en) * | 2008-04-11 | 2009-10-15 | Hill Robert J | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US20090256758A1 (en) * | 2008-04-11 | 2009-10-15 | Schlub Robert W | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US20090303139A1 (en) * | 2007-01-04 | 2009-12-10 | Schlub Robert W | Handheld electronic devices with isolated antennas |
US20110133995A1 (en) * | 2009-12-03 | 2011-06-09 | Mattia Pascolini | Bezel gap antennas |
US20110136447A1 (en) * | 2009-12-03 | 2011-06-09 | Mattia Pascolini | Bezel gap antennas |
CN101459275B (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2012-11-07 | 松下电器产业株式会社 | Portable wireless machine |
US9136584B2 (en) | 2006-07-12 | 2015-09-15 | Apple Inc. | Antenna system |
US9160056B2 (en) | 2010-04-01 | 2015-10-13 | Apple Inc. | Multiband antennas formed from bezel bands with gaps |
US9166279B2 (en) | 2011-03-07 | 2015-10-20 | Apple Inc. | Tunable antenna system with receiver diversity |
US9246221B2 (en) | 2011-03-07 | 2016-01-26 | Apple Inc. | Tunable loop antennas |
US9350069B2 (en) | 2012-01-04 | 2016-05-24 | Apple Inc. | Antenna with switchable inductor low-band tuning |
US20160181699A1 (en) * | 2014-12-23 | 2016-06-23 | Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Antenna for wireless communication |
US9634378B2 (en) | 2010-12-20 | 2017-04-25 | Apple Inc. | Peripheral electronic device housing members with gaps and dielectric coatings |
US10594351B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2020-03-17 | Apple Inc. | Portable electronic device with two-piece housing |
US10651879B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2020-05-12 | Apple Inc. | Handheld electronic touch screen communication device |
Families Citing this family (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
SE509638C2 (en) | 1996-06-15 | 1999-02-15 | Allgon Ab | Meander antenna device |
SE511068C2 (en) | 1997-11-06 | 1999-08-02 | Ericsson Telefon Ab L M | Portable electronic communication device with dual band antenna system |
KR100345534B1 (en) * | 1998-10-07 | 2002-10-25 | 삼성전자 주식회사 | Antenna unit installed on the flip cover in flip-up phones |
ES2246226T3 (en) | 2000-01-19 | 2006-02-16 | Fractus, S.A. | MINIATURE SPILL FILLING ANTENNAS. |
JP2006191437A (en) * | 2005-01-07 | 2006-07-20 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Mobile wireless apparatus |
JP4558553B2 (en) * | 2005-03-29 | 2010-10-06 | 三菱電機株式会社 | High frequency communication equipment |
WO2007046134A1 (en) * | 2005-10-18 | 2007-04-26 | Fujitsu Limited | Antenna device and rfid tag |
JP4832956B2 (en) * | 2006-05-23 | 2011-12-07 | 富士通株式会社 | Receiver |
US8738103B2 (en) | 2006-07-18 | 2014-05-27 | Fractus, S.A. | Multiple-body-configuration multimedia and smartphone multifunction wireless devices |
US20080100514A1 (en) * | 2006-10-25 | 2008-05-01 | Abdul-Gaffoor Mohammed R | Antenna Arrangement for Hinged Wireless Communication Device |
KR101606145B1 (en) * | 2010-10-20 | 2016-03-24 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Antenna device for portable terminal |
JP5847598B2 (en) * | 2012-01-19 | 2016-01-27 | 三菱製鋼株式会社 | Antenna device |
CN111916887A (en) * | 2020-08-18 | 2020-11-10 | 安徽华米信息科技有限公司 | Wearable device and antenna processing method thereof |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4313119A (en) * | 1980-04-18 | 1982-01-26 | Motorola, Inc. | Dual mode transceiver antenna |
US4992799A (en) * | 1989-09-28 | 1991-02-12 | Motorola, Inc. | Adaptable antenna |
EP0415703A1 (en) * | 1989-08-29 | 1991-03-06 | Nec Corporation | Antenna system for portable radio apparatus |
US5337061A (en) * | 1991-02-12 | 1994-08-09 | Shaye Communications Limited | High performance antenna for hand-held and portable equipment |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5170173A (en) * | 1992-04-27 | 1992-12-08 | Motorola, Inc. | Antenna coupling apparatus for cordless telephone |
-
1994
- 1994-10-17 US US08/323,653 patent/US5561437A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
-
1995
- 1995-08-16 CA CA002156353A patent/CA2156353C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-08-31 DE DE19532127A patent/DE19532127C2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-09-06 FR FR9510431A patent/FR2724771B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-09-06 JP JP25202795A patent/JP3638349B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-09-07 GB GB9518234A patent/GB2293275B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-09-14 KR KR1019950029998A patent/KR0184927B1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1995-09-14 CN CN95116265A patent/CN1071531C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-09-14 BR BR9504663A patent/BR9504663A/en active Search and Examination
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4313119A (en) * | 1980-04-18 | 1982-01-26 | Motorola, Inc. | Dual mode transceiver antenna |
EP0415703A1 (en) * | 1989-08-29 | 1991-03-06 | Nec Corporation | Antenna system for portable radio apparatus |
US4992799A (en) * | 1989-09-28 | 1991-02-12 | Motorola, Inc. | Adaptable antenna |
US5337061A (en) * | 1991-02-12 | 1994-08-09 | Shaye Communications Limited | High performance antenna for hand-held and portable equipment |
Cited By (159)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US6197029B1 (en) * | 1994-02-10 | 2001-03-06 | Juhro Fujimori | Intramedullary nail |
US5943625A (en) * | 1995-08-31 | 1999-08-24 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | System having a dual-purpose telephone and mouse |
US6317588B1 (en) * | 1996-02-06 | 2001-11-13 | Nokia Mobile Phones Limited | LCD support frame |
US5991608A (en) * | 1996-04-16 | 1999-11-23 | U.S. Phillips Corporation | Portable communication device with optimized transmission loss |
US5703602A (en) * | 1996-06-14 | 1997-12-30 | Metricom, Inc. | Portable RF antenna |
US5995064A (en) * | 1996-06-20 | 1999-11-30 | Kabushiki Kaisha Yokowa, Also Trading As Yokowo Co., Ltd. | Antenna having a returned portion forming a portion arranged in parallel to the longitudinal antenna direction |
US6064351A (en) * | 1997-03-05 | 2000-05-16 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Chip antenna and a method for adjusting frequency of the same |
US5905467A (en) * | 1997-07-25 | 1999-05-18 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Antenna diversity in wireless communication terminals |
US6211826B1 (en) * | 1997-10-29 | 2001-04-03 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Antenna device and portable radio using the same |
US6628962B1 (en) * | 1997-12-24 | 2003-09-30 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | PDA antenna device for switching between antennae of a PDA unit based on detected use condition |
US6301468B1 (en) | 1998-04-08 | 2001-10-09 | Ericsson Inc. | Electrical connector for a removable flip |
US6342859B1 (en) | 1998-04-20 | 2002-01-29 | Allgon Ab | Ground extension arrangement for coupling to ground means in an antenna system, and an antenna system and a mobile radio device having such ground arrangement |
US5995052A (en) * | 1998-05-15 | 1999-11-30 | Ericsson Inc. | Flip open antenna for a communication device |
US6016126A (en) * | 1998-05-29 | 2000-01-18 | Ericsson Inc. | Non-protruding dual-band antenna for communications device |
US5986609A (en) * | 1998-06-03 | 1999-11-16 | Ericsson Inc. | Multiple frequency band antenna |
US6108213A (en) * | 1998-06-22 | 2000-08-22 | Nec Corporation | Retainer for electronic apparatus |
US6011519A (en) * | 1998-11-11 | 2000-01-04 | Ericsson, Inc. | Dipole antenna configuration for mobile terminal |
WO2000028617A1 (en) * | 1998-11-11 | 2000-05-18 | Ericsson, Inc. | Dipole antenna configuration for mobile terminal |
US6327485B1 (en) * | 1998-12-19 | 2001-12-04 | Nec Corporation | Folding mobile phone with incorporated antenna |
US6365854B1 (en) | 1998-12-22 | 2002-04-02 | Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd. | Telescopic cover structure of an electrical device |
WO2000046873A1 (en) * | 1999-02-02 | 2000-08-10 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Wireless phone design for improving radiation performance |
US6239756B1 (en) | 1999-11-19 | 2001-05-29 | Tantivy Communications | Antenna array with housing |
EP1111713A1 (en) * | 1999-12-23 | 2001-06-27 | Alcatel | Mobile phone with an antenna and a base plate |
FR2803163A1 (en) * | 1999-12-23 | 2001-06-29 | Cit Alcatel | PORTABLE RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL |
US6246374B1 (en) | 2000-04-06 | 2001-06-12 | Motorola, Inc. | Passive flip radiator for antenna enhancement |
WO2002003665A1 (en) * | 2000-06-30 | 2002-01-10 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Cell phone |
US7130591B2 (en) | 2000-06-30 | 2006-10-31 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Cell phone |
US20040253972A1 (en) * | 2000-06-30 | 2004-12-16 | Hiroshi Iwai | Cell phone |
WO2002025769A1 (en) * | 2000-09-22 | 2002-03-28 | Telefonaktiebolaget L.M. Ericsson | Inverted-f antenna for flip-style mobile terminals |
US6885880B1 (en) | 2000-09-22 | 2005-04-26 | Teleponaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ.) | Inverted-F antenna for flip-style mobile terminals |
US20030076267A1 (en) * | 2000-10-24 | 2003-04-24 | Jeong-Kun Oh | Wideband internal antenna with zigzag-shaped conductive line |
US6788254B2 (en) * | 2000-10-24 | 2004-09-07 | Ace Technology | Wideband internal antenna with zigzag-shaped conductive line |
US6483464B2 (en) | 2000-10-31 | 2002-11-19 | Harris Corporation | Patch dipole array antenna including a feed line organizer body and related methods |
GB2371924A (en) * | 2001-02-01 | 2002-08-07 | Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd | Capacitive antenna tuning |
US20020169010A1 (en) * | 2001-05-08 | 2002-11-14 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Foldable portable telephone |
US7079877B2 (en) * | 2001-05-08 | 2006-07-18 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Foldable portable telephone |
US7411580B2 (en) * | 2001-05-21 | 2008-08-12 | Fujitsu Component Limited | Input device with antenna |
US20020171631A1 (en) * | 2001-05-21 | 2002-11-21 | Masahiro Yanagi | Input device with antenna |
US6741215B2 (en) | 2001-07-31 | 2004-05-25 | Jerry Allen Grant | Inverted safety antenna for personal communication devices |
US6825810B2 (en) | 2001-12-12 | 2004-11-30 | Gary Dean Ragner | Audio extension for wireless communication devices |
US20050255875A1 (en) * | 2002-05-14 | 2005-11-17 | Nec Corporation | Cellular phone and method of operating the same |
US7348926B2 (en) * | 2002-05-14 | 2008-03-25 | Nec Corporation | Cellular phone and method of operating the same |
EP2053689A1 (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2009-04-29 | Panasonic Corporation | Portable wireless machine |
EP1538694A4 (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2006-02-22 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Portable wireless machine |
CN101459275B (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2012-11-07 | 松下电器产业株式会社 | Portable wireless machine |
WO2004010530A1 (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2004-01-29 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable wireless machine |
US8060167B2 (en) | 2002-07-19 | 2011-11-15 | Panasonic Corporation | Portable wireless machine |
EP1538694A1 (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2005-06-08 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable wireless machine |
CN100466376C (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2009-03-04 | 松下电器产业株式会社 | Portable wireless machine |
EP2187475A1 (en) * | 2002-07-19 | 2010-05-19 | Panasonic Corporation | Portable wireless machine |
US20040198248A1 (en) * | 2002-12-30 | 2004-10-07 | Eric Krenz | Electronic device having a multi-state antenna ground structure |
US6839577B2 (en) * | 2002-12-30 | 2005-01-04 | Motorola, Inc. | Electronic device having a multi-state antenna ground structure |
US20040203526A1 (en) * | 2002-12-31 | 2004-10-14 | Ricardo Romeu | Wireless communication device with automatically deploying and retracting antenna |
US7447530B2 (en) | 2003-02-06 | 2008-11-04 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a boom portion and a part of housing operating as an antenna |
US20060109185A1 (en) * | 2003-02-06 | 2006-05-25 | Hiroshi Iwai | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a part of a housing operating as an antenna |
US20070225053A1 (en) * | 2003-02-06 | 2007-09-27 | Hiroshi Iwai | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a boom portion and a part of housing operating as an antenna |
US20040227673A1 (en) * | 2003-02-06 | 2004-11-18 | Hiroshi Iwai | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a part of housing operating as an antenna |
US7009567B2 (en) | 2003-02-06 | 2006-03-07 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a part of a housing operating as an antenna |
US7245950B2 (en) | 2003-02-06 | 2007-07-17 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a boom portion and a part of housing operating as an antenna |
US7196672B2 (en) | 2003-02-06 | 2007-03-27 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a part of a housing operating as an antenna |
US20040219956A1 (en) * | 2003-02-06 | 2004-11-04 | Hiroshi Iwai | Portable radio communication apparatus provided with a boom portion and a part of housing operating as an antenna |
US7310536B2 (en) * | 2003-04-08 | 2007-12-18 | Ethertronics, Inc. | Coupler for phone with moveable portions |
US20040204023A1 (en) * | 2003-04-08 | 2004-10-14 | Laurent Desclos | Coupler for phone with moveable portions |
US20050239519A1 (en) * | 2003-06-26 | 2005-10-27 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Portable wireless machine |
EP1517396A1 (en) * | 2003-09-16 | 2005-03-23 | Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB | Antenna for a portable communication device equipped with a hinge |
WO2005027264A1 (en) * | 2003-09-16 | 2005-03-24 | Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab | Antenna for a portable communication device equipped with a hinge |
US7339530B2 (en) | 2003-09-16 | 2008-03-04 | Sony Ericcson Mobile Communications Ab | Antenna for a portable communication device equipped with a hinge |
US20070115185A1 (en) * | 2003-09-16 | 2007-05-24 | Zhinong Ying | Antenna for a portable communication device equipped with a hinge |
CN1853310B (en) * | 2003-09-16 | 2010-04-28 | 索尼爱立信移动通讯有限公司 | Antenna for a portable communication device equipped with a hinge |
US6914570B2 (en) | 2003-11-10 | 2005-07-05 | Motorola, Inc. | Antenna system for a communication device |
US20050099343A1 (en) * | 2003-11-10 | 2005-05-12 | Asrani Vijay L. | Antenna system for a communication device |
US20050184915A1 (en) * | 2004-02-25 | 2005-08-25 | Control4 Corporation | System for remotely controlling an electrical switching device |
WO2005084201A3 (en) * | 2004-02-25 | 2006-12-07 | Control4 Corp | A system for remotely controlling an electrical switching device |
US7106261B2 (en) * | 2004-02-25 | 2006-09-12 | Control4 Corporation | System for remotely controlling an electrical switching device |
WO2005084201A2 (en) * | 2004-02-25 | 2005-09-15 | Control4 Corporation | A system for remotely controlling an electrical switching device |
EP1603189A1 (en) * | 2004-05-31 | 2005-12-07 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Broadcast receiver |
US7443349B2 (en) * | 2004-08-09 | 2008-10-28 | Nec Corporation | Radio communication device |
US20060028380A1 (en) * | 2004-08-09 | 2006-02-09 | Nec Corporation | Radio communication device |
WO2006048711A1 (en) * | 2004-11-05 | 2006-05-11 | Nokia Corporation | Multiple antenna portable hand-held electronic device |
US20060099993A1 (en) * | 2004-11-05 | 2006-05-11 | Nokia Corporation | Multiple antenna portable hand-held electronic device |
US20060111159A1 (en) * | 2004-11-19 | 2006-05-25 | Nec Corporation | Portable radio device |
US7383067B2 (en) | 2005-02-01 | 2008-06-03 | Research In Motion Limited | Mobile wireless communications device comprising integrated antenna and keyboard and related methods |
US20060172785A1 (en) * | 2005-02-01 | 2006-08-03 | Research In Motion Limited | Mobile wireless communications device comprising integrated antenna and keyboard and related methods |
US20090066599A1 (en) * | 2005-04-20 | 2009-03-12 | Philippe Minard | Wide Band Dipole Antenna |
US8130163B2 (en) | 2005-04-20 | 2012-03-06 | Thomson Licensing | Wide band dipole antenna |
FR2884973A1 (en) * | 2005-04-20 | 2006-10-27 | Thomson Licensing Sa | BROADBAND TYPE DIPOLE ANTENNA |
KR101255688B1 (en) * | 2005-04-20 | 2013-04-17 | 톰슨 라이센싱 | Wide band dipole antenna |
WO2006111509A1 (en) | 2005-04-20 | 2006-10-26 | Thomson Licensing | Wide band dipole antenna |
US20070024509A1 (en) * | 2005-07-26 | 2007-02-01 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Antenna for portable terminal |
US7388547B2 (en) | 2005-07-26 | 2008-06-17 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Antenna for portable terminal |
EP1748515A1 (en) * | 2005-07-26 | 2007-01-31 | Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. | Antenna for portable terminal |
WO2007027411A2 (en) | 2005-08-31 | 2007-03-08 | Motorola, Inc. | Wireless communication device with strategically positioned antenna |
EP1925167A4 (en) * | 2005-08-31 | 2008-10-08 | Motorola Inc | Wireless communication device with strategically positioned antenna |
EP1925167A2 (en) * | 2005-08-31 | 2008-05-28 | Motorola, Inc. | Wireless communication device with strategically positioned antenna |
US7231237B2 (en) * | 2005-08-31 | 2007-06-12 | Motorola, Inc. | Wireless communication device with strategically positioned antenna |
US20070049364A1 (en) * | 2005-08-31 | 2007-03-01 | Kinezos Christos L | Wireless communication device with strategically positioned antenna |
EP1808930A1 (en) * | 2006-01-12 | 2007-07-18 | Sagem Communication S.A. | Mobile telephone comprising an antenna sufficiently away from the head of the user |
FR2896114A1 (en) * | 2006-01-12 | 2007-07-13 | Sagem Comm | Radio frequency mobile communication terminal e.g. mobile telephone, has side of one covering part being arranged so that projected surface of antenna is covered by another part when terminal is in stored mode |
US9136584B2 (en) | 2006-07-12 | 2015-09-15 | Apple Inc. | Antenna system |
US8244297B2 (en) * | 2006-12-12 | 2012-08-14 | Intel Corporation | Preventing self-induced interference in dual-radio device |
US20080139200A1 (en) * | 2006-12-12 | 2008-06-12 | Zhu Jing Z | Preventing self-induced interference in dual-radio device |
US8907850B2 (en) | 2007-01-04 | 2014-12-09 | Apple Inc. | Handheld electronic devices with isolated antennas |
US20090303139A1 (en) * | 2007-01-04 | 2009-12-10 | Schlub Robert W | Handheld electronic devices with isolated antennas |
US20080165065A1 (en) * | 2007-01-04 | 2008-07-10 | Hill Robert J | Antennas for handheld electronic devices |
US8872708B2 (en) | 2007-01-04 | 2014-10-28 | Apple Inc. | Antennas for handheld electronic devices |
US8350761B2 (en) | 2007-01-04 | 2013-01-08 | Apple Inc. | Antennas for handheld electronic devices |
US8094079B2 (en) | 2007-01-04 | 2012-01-10 | Apple Inc. | Handheld electronic devices with isolated antennas |
US20110193754A1 (en) * | 2007-01-04 | 2011-08-11 | Schlub Robert W | Handheld electronic devices with isolated antennas |
US20080164055A1 (en) * | 2007-01-05 | 2008-07-10 | Apple Computer, Inc. | Grounded flexible circuits |
US7672142B2 (en) | 2007-01-05 | 2010-03-02 | Apple Inc. | Grounded flexible circuits |
US20110109516A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2011-05-12 | Hobson Phillip M | Wireless Handheld Electronic Device |
US7843396B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2010-11-30 | Apple Inc. | Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US7924231B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2011-04-12 | Apple Inc. | Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US9793598B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2017-10-17 | Apple Inc. | Wireless handheld electronic device |
US20110133998A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2011-06-09 | Hobson Philip M | Handheld electronic device with cable grounding |
US20110050513A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2011-03-03 | Hill Robert J | Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US9882269B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2018-01-30 | Apple Inc. | Antennas for handheld electronic devices |
US20110183721A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2011-07-28 | Hill Robert J | Antenna for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US7889139B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2011-02-15 | Apple Inc. | Handheld electronic device with cable grounding |
US10313497B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2019-06-04 | Apple Inc. | Handheld electronic device with cable grounding |
US7876274B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2011-01-25 | Apple Inc. | Wireless handheld electronic device |
US9356355B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2016-05-31 | Apple Inc. | Antennas for handheld electronic devices |
US10333199B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2019-06-25 | Apple Inc. | Wireless handheld electronic device |
US20080316116A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2008-12-25 | Hobson Phillip M | Handheld electronic device with cable grounding |
US8169374B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2012-05-01 | Apple Inc. | Antenna for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US20080316117A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2008-12-25 | Hill Robert J | Handheld electronic device antennas |
US10651879B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2020-05-12 | Apple Inc. | Handheld electronic touch screen communication device |
US10707561B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2020-07-07 | Apple Inc. | Wireless handheld electronic device |
US20080316115A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2008-12-25 | Hill Robert J | Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US7911387B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2011-03-22 | Apple Inc. | Handheld electronic device antennas |
US8395555B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2013-03-12 | Apple Inc. | Wireless handheld electronic device |
US20100007564A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2010-01-14 | Hill Robert J | Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US20080316121A1 (en) * | 2007-06-21 | 2008-12-25 | Hobson Phillip M | Wireless handheld electronic device |
US8681056B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2014-03-25 | Apple Inc. | Handheld electronic device with cable grounding |
US8952853B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2015-02-10 | Apple Inc. | Wireless handheld electronic device |
US7612725B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2009-11-03 | Apple Inc. | Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US8907852B2 (en) | 2007-06-21 | 2014-12-09 | Apple Inc. | Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels |
US20090256758A1 (en) * | 2008-04-11 | 2009-10-15 | Schlub Robert W | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US8994597B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2015-03-31 | Apple Inc. | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US8410986B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2013-04-02 | Apple Inc. | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US10944443B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2021-03-09 | Apple Inc. | Portable electronic device with two-piece housing |
US11438024B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2022-09-06 | Apple Inc. | Portable electronic device with two-piece housing |
US8259017B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2012-09-04 | Apple Inc. | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US10594351B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2020-03-17 | Apple Inc. | Portable electronic device with two-piece housing |
US8106836B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2012-01-31 | Apple Inc. | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US8102319B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2012-01-24 | Apple Inc. | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US20090256759A1 (en) * | 2008-04-11 | 2009-10-15 | Hill Robert J | Hybrid antennas for electronic devices |
US11683063B2 (en) | 2008-04-11 | 2023-06-20 | Apple Inc. | Portable electronic device with two-piece housing |
US20110133995A1 (en) * | 2009-12-03 | 2011-06-09 | Mattia Pascolini | Bezel gap antennas |
US9172139B2 (en) | 2009-12-03 | 2015-10-27 | Apple Inc. | Bezel gap antennas |
US8270914B2 (en) | 2009-12-03 | 2012-09-18 | Apple Inc. | Bezel gap antennas |
US20110136447A1 (en) * | 2009-12-03 | 2011-06-09 | Mattia Pascolini | Bezel gap antennas |
US9653783B2 (en) | 2010-04-01 | 2017-05-16 | Apple Inc. | Multiband antennas formed from bezel bands with gaps |
US9160056B2 (en) | 2010-04-01 | 2015-10-13 | Apple Inc. | Multiband antennas formed from bezel bands with gaps |
US9634378B2 (en) | 2010-12-20 | 2017-04-25 | Apple Inc. | Peripheral electronic device housing members with gaps and dielectric coatings |
US9246221B2 (en) | 2011-03-07 | 2016-01-26 | Apple Inc. | Tunable loop antennas |
US9166279B2 (en) | 2011-03-07 | 2015-10-20 | Apple Inc. | Tunable antenna system with receiver diversity |
US9350069B2 (en) | 2012-01-04 | 2016-05-24 | Apple Inc. | Antenna with switchable inductor low-band tuning |
US20160181699A1 (en) * | 2014-12-23 | 2016-06-23 | Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Antenna for wireless communication |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
JPH0897622A (en) | 1996-04-12 |
GB9518234D0 (en) | 1995-11-08 |
KR960012610A (en) | 1996-04-20 |
GB2293275A (en) | 1996-03-20 |
JP3638349B2 (en) | 2005-04-13 |
CA2156353C (en) | 1999-04-27 |
CN1071531C (en) | 2001-09-19 |
FR2724771B1 (en) | 1997-10-31 |
KR0184927B1 (en) | 1999-05-15 |
BR9504663A (en) | 1996-10-08 |
CA2156353A1 (en) | 1996-03-16 |
FR2724771A1 (en) | 1996-03-22 |
CN1130854A (en) | 1996-09-11 |
DE19532127C2 (en) | 1999-02-18 |
GB2293275B (en) | 1998-07-15 |
DE19532127A1 (en) | 1996-03-28 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US5561437A (en) | Two position fold-over dipole antenna | |
US5572223A (en) | Apparatus for multi-position antenna | |
US5809433A (en) | Multi-component antenna and method therefor | |
US5337061A (en) | High performance antenna for hand-held and portable equipment | |
US8483783B2 (en) | Folding type portable radio machine and chassis of the radio machine | |
US7069043B2 (en) | Wireless communication device with two internal antennas | |
US6025802A (en) | Antenna for mobile communications device | |
US6054954A (en) | Antenna assembly for communications device | |
US7187959B2 (en) | Antenna structure for devices with conductive chassis | |
EP1686647B1 (en) | Mobile communication terminal | |
US6259897B1 (en) | Paging antenna and radiotelephones incorporating same | |
GB2293274A (en) | Multi-position patch antenna and method therefor | |
KR20010072710A (en) | Retractable and pivotable multiple frequency band antenna | |
JP3662978B2 (en) | Method and apparatus for multi-position antenna |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: MOTOROLA, INC., ILLINOIS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:PHILLIPS, JAMES PATRICK;KRENZ, ERIC LE ROY;REEL/FRAME:007332/0195 Effective date: 19941014 |
|
STCF | Information on status: patent grant |
Free format text: PATENTED CASE |
|
FPAY | Fee payment |
Year of fee payment: 4 |
|
FPAY | Fee payment |
Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
FPAY | Fee payment |
Year of fee payment: 12 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC, ILLINOIS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MOTOROLA, INC;REEL/FRAME:025673/0558 Effective date: 20100731 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: WI-LAN INC., CANADA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.;REEL/FRAME:026916/0718 Effective date: 20110127 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: QUARTERHILL INC., CANADA Free format text: MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNORS:WI-LAN INC.;QUARTERHILL INC.;REEL/FRAME:042902/0932 Effective date: 20170601 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: WI-LAN INC., CANADA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:QUARTERHILL INC.;REEL/FRAME:043167/0233 Effective date: 20170601 |